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package org.apache.metamodel.factory;

import java.util.ServiceLoader;

import org.apache.metamodel.ConnectionException;
import org.apache.metamodel.DataContext;

/**
 * Represents a factory of {@link DataContext} objects. Factories take
 * {@link DataContextProperties} and turn them into active {@link DataContext}
 * instances.
 * 
 * Multiple factories can exist in order to serve different kinds of properties,
 * thereby offering a dynamic factory mechanism. The collection of factories is
 * accessible via {@link DataContextFactoryRegistry}.
 * 
 * These factories are registered via the Java {@link ServiceLoader} SPI API. So
 * add a file with path
 * "/META-INF/services/org.apache.metamodel.factory.DataContextFactory" in any
 * JAR file in order to register another factory.
 */
public interface DataContextFactory {

    public boolean accepts(DataContextProperties properties, ResourceFactoryRegistry resourceFactoryRegistry);

    public DataContext create(DataContextProperties properties, ResourceFactoryRegistry resourceFactoryRegistry)
            throws UnsupportedDataContextPropertiesException, ConnectionException;
}
